Blotched Snailfish

Crystallichthys cyclospilus

Body color yellowish or pinkish with ovate to round pink or orange or red blotches; dorsal and anal rays extending onto caudal fin; pectoral fin distinctly lobed with thickened free tips to the lower rays; gill opening entirely above pectoral fin; snout rounded and slightly projecting; no opercular flap; pectoral fin rays 33-35.

Occurence: SE Bering Sea to Aleutians Islands

Depth: 54-250 meters     Size: 28 cm

Species code: 22206

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